Roberge, Jean-Michel
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Forskningsartikel2016Vetenskapligt granskadÖppen tillgång
Roberge, Jean-Michel; Laudon, Hjalmar; Björkman, Christer; Ranius, Thomas; Sandström, Camilla; Felton, Adam; Sténs, Anna; Nordin, Annika; Granström, Anders; Widemo, Fredrik; Bergh, Johan; Sonesson, Johan; Stenlid, Jan; Lundmark, Tomas
The rotation length is a key component ofeven-aged forest management systems. UsingFennoscandian forestry as a case, we review the socioecologicalimplications of modifying rotation lengthsrelative to current practice by evaluating effects on arange of ecosystem services and on biodiversityconservation. The effects of shortening rotations onprovisioning services are expected to be mostly negativeto neutral (e.g. production of wood, bilberries, reindeerforage), while those of extending rotations would be morevaried. Shortening rotations may help limit damage bysome of today's major damaging agents (e.g. root rot,cambium-feeding insects), but may also increase otherdamage types (e.g. regeneration pests) and impede climatemitigation. Supporting (water, soil nutrients) and cultural(aesthetics, cultural heritage) ecosystem services wouldgenerally be affected negatively by shortened rotations andpositively by extended rotations, as would mostbiodiversity indicators. Several effect modifiers, such aschanges to thinning regimes, could alter these patterns.
Climate change; Forest damage; Non-timber forest products; Production; Recreation; Timber
AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2016, volym: 45(Suppl.2), sidor: S109-S123
Framtidens skogar (tom Jan 2017)
SLU Future Forests
SLU Nätverk växtskydd
SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
Skogsvetenskap
Ekologi
Sociologi (exklusive socialt arbete, socialpsykologi och socialantropologi)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/69192